Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc has opened the door to extending a Sept. 30 deadline for private abortion clinics to better equip themselves based on a new set of government norms.

With one Montreal clinic – L’Alternative – threatening to close down and others scrambling to adjust to the new rules, Bolduc said he does not want women’s access to abortions in any way compromised because of the new system. If necessary, the public system will take up the slack.

But he is also sticking to his plan to impose the norms because their safety also remains a top priority.

“Off the top, it’s clear we do not want in any way to limit access to abortion in Quebec,” Bolduc told reporters. “I am for free choice so we have to offer the service.

“Secondly, we will not accept any compromise in the quality and saftey (of the system). These norms were dictated by the professionals including the college of physicians and order of nurses. But when it comes to the means and ways of doing things, I think there is room to negotiate.”

Yes, there had better be room to negotiate, M. Ministre.

As SUZY herself points out:

Quebec barely has a pro-life movement.

But it appears that SHE was a bit presumptuous when SHE 'reasoned' further:

It shows the power of prayer, that even if things look desperate, God can perform miracles.